Beyond stats, Black Flag's best outfits are trophies of completion — and a few give real perks. Weapons come in tiers, and the strongest come from chests, the Fleet and completing the big collectible quests.
Standout gear
🛡️ Templar Armor
From the four Templar Hunts — the toughest defensive outfit in the game.
🗿 Mayan Armour
From all 16 Stelae, plus the Yax Tun pendant — a powerful passive and a completion badge.
🔫 Elite pistols & swords
Four-pistol bandoliers and high-tier blades from chests, the Fleet and legendary rewards.
🎽 Cosmetic outfits
Explorer, captain and DLC outfits reward exploration and full completion.
How to earn them
- Templar Armor: finish all four Templar Hunts (the 'Damn Fine Gear' side quest).
- Mayan Armour: solve all 16 Mayan Stelae puzzles scattered across the West Indies.
- Top weapons: loot end-game chests, complete Fleet routes, and buy from harbour shops with reales.
- Some outfits are locked behind full sync or DLC — track them in the progress menu.
Weapon types
⚔️ Swords & cutlasses
Your main melee; higher tiers hit harder and combo into counters more reliably.
🔫 Pistols
Ranged finishers and chain-kills; the four-pistol set clears boarding decks fast.
🗡️ Hidden Blades
Assassinations and the rope dart — the core of the stealth kit.
💨 Tools
Smoke bombs, berserk and sleep darts swing hard fights and full-sync jobs your way.
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